Airaawat Art Gallery presents “Eternal Saga” — a tribute to renowned artiste, John Fernandes, starting Friday, November 19. His devoted wife Agnela inaugurated the exhibition, which will be held till November 22. Jayant Patel, CEO, Airaawat Art Gallery, said, “Airaawat Art Gallery pays rich tributes to John Fernandes, who is considered to be one of the finest realistic painters in India. His journey as an artist, started from a small town in Belgaum, when he was brought to K.B. Kulkarni’s art classes by his elder brother. John’s inborn talent made him a very quick student, needing only subtle suggestions from his teacher. His grasp of line form and colour tones was something exceptional. He learnt drawing from Nature, from memory and from live models, using the medium of pencils, charcoal crayons, water colours and oils with equal ease.”
Indraneel J. Tawade says, “John Fernandes’ paintings are works of art that are a joy forever. He had a unique sense of beauty that pervaded his paintings. He had an effortless command over every medium — oils, water colours, pencils, crayons, etc. The salient features of John’s paintings are his masterly sweeping strokes. He fills the canvas rapidly with minimal efforts and maximum effect. He never paints minute details of the foreground or background as the old masters did. His nude in pastel is a classic example. Some of his huge paintings have been completed in one sitting only. When John gave demonstration in Sir J. J. School of Art, the young student artistes were amazed by the speed and magic of his brush.”
A Graduate from Karnataka University with Psychology and Philosophy as major Subjects. A graduate from Karnataka University (Psychology and Philosophy as a major) Studied art (Drawing and painting) at Chitra Mandir, Belgaum for 9 years, under the guidance of eminent artist Shri K.B. Kulkarni. Fernandes has several solo and group shows to his credit.
John’s paintings encapsulate with great skill, the sensual female form, rendered with a rare delicacy and sensitivity. His figurative paintings leave one enthralled by the provocative and yet sensually innocent look of his women. Besides figurative studies he also paints landscapes and still life’s with equal compositional and tonal skill. John’s confidence is such that he does not use line to define form. He paints masses and forms emerge very interestingly. Pencil drawings and his forte, a live which he says he has inherited from his Sir K.B. Kulkarni. Be it water-colours or oils, John’s disciplined and confident handling of his subjects, leave a definite stamp, that says, “this is John”! John Fernandes invests arts with an honest eye and raises the mind through the painted image, creating ‘timeless-art’ that is a joy to behold.
John was reticent and never bragged about his paintings, which were exhibited in India and abroad. He always inspired and encouraged young and talented artistes. John died of kidney failure in 2007 at the age of 55 years.
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